Chapter 493: The Komodo Behemoth Population (Seeking All)

The next morning, Luo Jing opened her eyes. With the assistance of the Heart-Clearing Soul-Suppressing Bell and the Alchemical Pill, she felt the tremors in her Consciousness Sea had been smoothed out significantly; the rest would require a period of recuperation.

As long as she did not use Advanced Secret Techniques or summon multiple Demon Pets at once, she would not be too greatly affected.

Luo Jing gave Li Changsheng a grateful look but did not say much. Given her temperament, rather than speaking too many words of gratitude, it was better to prove it with actions.

"I have decided to gather the nearby students right here."

Before entering the Secret Realm, Li Changsheng and the other six students from Yuanling Academy had already discussed methods for gathering and calling for help.

Among them, Li Changsheng's method of gathering was to beat a drum.

Of course, this was no ordinary drum, but a Xi Rat Drum made from the fur of a Xi Rat.

Several months ago, Li Changsheng had obtained a complete Xi Rat carcass from Principal Xu Wenhua; its flesh and blood became nourishment for the Treasure-Seeking Rat's evolution, while the Xi Rat skin was crafted into a Xi Rat Drum.

By the way, yesterday Li Changsheng also obtained a Xi Rat carcass from the Liu Clan Brothers.

When a drum is covered with Xi Rat skin, its sound can travel a thousand miles, with a transmission range even more monstrous than the Kui Ox Drum.

A drum made from Kui Ox skin, using its bones as drumsticks, can have its sound resonate five hundred miles away. However, unlike the Xi Rat Drum, the Kui Ox Drum also comes with a deterrent function, similar to Intimidation or Dragon Might traits, and it is also area-of-effect.

Li Changsheng took out the Xi Rat Drum, which was only one meter in diameter, along with two drumsticks made from the hind leg bones of a Red Flame Flying Dragon.

"Everyone, use your Mental Power to shut off your hearing!"

"Sound traveling a thousand miles" is no joke; the sound emitted by the Xi Rat Drum is extremely powerful. At such a close distance, it would even produce sound waves akin to physical force. If it were an ordinary person, they would certainly not escape the fate of having their eardrums shattered and brains burst.

Luo Jing and Xu Xiangzhi obediently used their Mental Power to shut off their hearing, and immediately after, a layer of Mental Barrier emerged, wrapping them all up.

Caution is never a mistake; if one were accidentally injured by the Xi Rat Drum, there would be no tears left to cry.

Even though Li Changsheng relied on his own physical constitution, which was comparable to a Pseudo-King, he did not want to wrong himself, so his body surface was also wrapped in a layer of Mental Barrier.

The next moment, Li Changsheng raised the two drumsticks, which were over a meter long, and struck the Xi Rat Drum with slight force.

With his strength, a slight strike was enough; if he were to use his full power, he feared he might break the Xi Rat Drum.

Dong~ Dong~ Dong~

Even though it was only a slight effort, it absolutely possessed the force of a thousand catties. Under Li Changsheng's strikes, circles of tangible yet intangible sound waves began to spread. Ripples appeared on the three people's Mental Barriers, but they were still within the range of endurance.

The Secret Realm of Flame King Di Zhiyi was very large, even larger than the Baisheng King Secret Realm, which had been withering for over a hundred years, but no matter how large, it could not exceed a thousand miles.

In fact, Li Changsheng had always harbored doubts; even without exploring the entire Fire Flame Secret Realm, the size of the Fire Flame Secret Realm seemed to exceed the scope of a Seventh-rank King.

Could it be... that Flame King Di Zhiyi was not a Seventh-rank King, but an Eighth-tier Double-Character King?

Of course, there was another possibility: Flame King Di Zhiyi had used some kind of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure to expand the range of the Fire Flame Secret Realm.

If it were the former, the value of Flame King Di Zhiyi's inheritance would be so great that even Dark Night King Dou Cangqiong would be tempted.

Dong~ Dong~ Dong~

Although the speed of sound transmission is fast, it still takes a certain amount of time to reach the edge of the Fire Flame Secret Realm.

Li Changsheng continuously struck the Xi Rat Drum. The commotion caused was so great that the entire Fire Flame Secret Realm could hear it. Some nearby Heavenly Prides could not resist their inner curiosity and snuck over to see if they could find some cheap gains.

If it were an ordinary Heavenly Pride striking the Xi Rat Drum, it would be no different from courting death, but Li Changsheng was different; he actually sincerely hoped that someone would take the initiative to come and "deliver treasures."

When these Heavenly Prides discovered that the one striking the Xi Rat Drum was Li Changsheng, they felt terrible and turned to run.

Last night, the news of Li Changsheng suppressing Dou Yuanbiao had already spread like wildfire. Even Dou Yuanbiao, ninth on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, had been suppressed, let alone them. What difference was there between this and a meat bun hitting a dog?

"Attack!"

Before striking the Xi Rat Drum, the three of them had made preparations in advance, scattering their Demon Pets nearby. As long as any Heavenly Pride who was not from Yuanling Academy approached, they would take the initiative to launch an attack on them.

If the opponent was Dou Yuanbiao or Liu Xudong, they would have to call for support immediately.

The three even determined the division of spoils: Li Changsheng would take fifty percent, Luo Jing thirty percent, and Xu Xiangzhi twenty percent.

Although doing this was quite offensive to others, having fewer people was ultimately a good thing; the certainty of obtaining the inheritance was greater, and they could earn some extra income, so why not?

"Ah!"

"No!"

Not long after, two unwilling screams rang out, only to be covered up by the sound emitted by the Xi Rat Drum.

Soon, the Demon Pets dragged the corpses of the two Heavenly Prides and several Demon Pets over.

Judging from their Mental Power that had not yet dissipated, both were Third-rank Royal Beast Masters; one was a disciple of the Tiantai Sect, and the other was a member of the Langya Liu Clan.

The Demon Pets had also encountered Fourth-rank Heavenly Prides, but unfortunately, they possessed the ability of Instant Movement. Without a Dimensional Anchor to seal the space, it was difficult to keep them, not to mention they dared not chase too far, lest they be defeated one by one.

Li Changsheng stopped after striking for ten minutes and began to divide the spoils with Luo Jing and Xu Xiangzhi.

Both of these people were Third-rank; the most valuable item was a copy of an Advanced Demon Taming Art, the kind that Yuanling Academy already possessed, and no treasures appeared that made Li Changsheng covet them.

Soon, the three finished dividing the spoils.

Li Changsheng decided to strike the Xi Rat Drum once every hour; after all, some students were certainly further away, and it would take quite some time to rush over.

By the time the Sun hung in the middle of the sky, two Yuanling Academy students arrived together: Zhao Shuyi and Wang Xinyi, the latter being a Second Grade student who had transferred to Yuanling Academy from the Royal Academy this semester.

The two looked a bit disheveled, but they had not suffered any major injuries. Upon seeing Li Changsheng and the others, they clearly breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, five Yuanling Academy students were gathered here.

After exchanging pleasantries, Luo Jing could not help but ask, "Have you seen Qian Zhi?"

Qian Zhi, like Luo Jing, was also a Third Grade student.

Zhao Shuyi and Wang Xinyi shook their heads one after another, indicating they had not encountered him.

Li Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "We will wait another hour. By then, regardless of whether Senior Qian has arrived, we must begin our exploration. We must avoid falling a step behind them."

The group did not object and focused on waiting.

There were only three days in total, and one day had already passed. They had to seize the time to explore, lest they miss the opportunity.

An hour later, they still had not waited for Qian Zhi.

They thought of four possibilities: first, Qian Zhi was on his way, though this was unlikely given how small the Fire Flame Secret Realm was; second, he had been killed by someone, and given that Qian Zhi was only Third-rank, this was quite likely; third, he was holed up at the edge of the Secret Realm collecting Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure; fourth, naturally, he had left the Fire Flame Secret Realm early.

Furthermore, apart from those two Third-rank unlucky ghosts, Li Changsheng and the others had not earned any other extra income; this was likely because the news of their "waiting for the rabbit" had spread.

"Alright, let's go!"

Li Zhangsheng put away the Xi Rat Drum and began leading the team to explore the central zone.

Compared to the outer zone, the central zone had more and stronger wild Spirit Beasts, and there was even no lack of Leader-level or Lord-level existences.

But correspondingly, the energy in the central zone was denser, the Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure born here were more numerous, and their quality was often better than those in the outer zone.

"Huh!"

Not long after exploring, Li Zhangsheng suddenly stopped his steps; from the feedback of his Mental Power, he sensed a fairly bright point of light.

This point of light clearly exceeded the category of Medium Grade, it was a genuine Superior Fairy.

And near this Superior Fairy, there were several other existences emitting relatively bright points of light.

According to Li Zhangsheng's speculation, this could be an Exotic Beast clan, or perhaps a large Spirit Beast clan, but judging from their distance, the former was very likely.

Zhao Shuyi asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Li Zhangsheng did not hide anything, pointing to the north and saying, "There seems to be a small Exotic Beast clan there!"

"Then what are we waiting for, let's take them down!"

Upon hearing it was an Exotic Beast clan, Luo Jing and the other three were quite eager to try; Intermediate Exotic Beasts could reach the Elite level once they reached adulthood, not to mention High-level Exotic Beasts or Top-tier Exotic Beasts.

After everyone agreed, Li Zhangsheng immediately led the four to the location of the light points.

This was a plain, and what was rare was that the temperature here was not as high as the outside world, and a large amount of green vegetation grew here.

Spending ten minutes, Li Zhangsheng and his party arrived at a small hill and looked down at their target from above.

Li Zhangsheng's target was right behind the small hill; four massive reptilian wild Spirit Beasts were lowering their heads to graze on the plants, including two large ones and two small ones, with the large ones being nearly twenty meters long and the slightly smaller ones being about ten meters.

"Komodo Behemoth!"

Zhao Shuyi exclaimed, her face unable to hide her surprise, her eyes flashing with excitement.

The others were in a similar state, one after another watching the Komodo Behemoths below with excited eyes.

The Komodo Behemoth belonged to the High-level Exotic Beasts and could reach the Leader level upon adulthood; they were world-renowned for their thick skin and flesh, making them excellent meat shields.

A single Komodo Behemoth was worth at least nearly ten thousand Soul Crystals, or perhaps even over ten thousand; this was no small amount of resources for them.

Of course, they were not particularly lacking in resources, and the possibility of them raising them themselves was very high.

"It's a pity there are only four."

Xu Xiangzhi was somewhat conflicted; there were five people here, but only four Komodo Behemoths, so distribution was a problem.

"Don't worry, there might even be Komodo Behemoth Fairy Eggs!"

Li Zhangsheng said this, but in his heart, he was certain; from the feedback of his Mental Power, he had also discovered two High Quality Fairy Eggs nearby, and it went without saying that these were Komodo Behemoth Fairy Eggs.

However, his main focus was on one of the adult Komodo Behemoths, because that was his target, a Superior Quality Komodo Behemoth.

"You all are responsible for keeping watch, I will defeat them!"

If all five people went together, it would be too chaotic and easy to accidentally kill the Komodo Behemoths; rather than that, it was better for Li Zhangsheng to go alone.

The four did not object and began to keep watch in all directions to prevent petty people from hearing the commotion and coming to investigate, ruining their good fortune.

Three hexagrams appeared, and Aixi, Kailan, and Roundy were summoned.

Li Zhangsheng did not dare to summon Adai; otherwise, if Adai grabbed down with one claw, even if the Komodo Behemoth had thick skin and flesh, there was a possibility of being killed in one blow, especially since Adai had been trained to have the special hobby of grabbing the enemy's heart.

"Defeat them, remember not to hurt their lives!"

Under Li Zhangsheng's assignment, Aixi dealt with the Superior Komodo Behemoth, Kailan dealt with the other adult Komodo Behemoth, and Roundy's opponent was naturally the two underage Komodo Behemoths.

When the three Demon Pets approached, the four Komodo Behemoths revealed vigilant eyes and issued warning roars in unison, wanting to scare them away.

The Komodo Behemoth was, after all, a herbivorous Spirit Beast; their bodies looked massive, but their temperaments were relatively gentle.

Seeing them continue to charge over, the four Komodo Behemoths let out a roar and immediately launched a charge.

Boom, boom, boom~

The sound of the Komodo Behemoths' heavy footsteps rang out, and the surrounding ground seemed to be shaking; they did not look fast, but they had extremely strong frontal assault capabilities.

Facing the charging Komodo Behemoths, the three Demon Pets did not dodge.

Aixi collided with the Superior Komodo Behemoth but did not fall behind in the slightest.

Kailan summoned Burrowing Vines to bind the other adult Komodo Behemoth, causing it to "stumble," flip over, and fall heavily to the ground.

As for Roundy, it directly activated Rolling, turning into a giant meatball with a diameter of ten meters, and flew over, just like playing bowling, hitting the two underage Komodo Behemoths and sending them flying with a bang.

In the span of a few breaths, except for the Superior Komodo Behemoth, the other three Komodo Behemoths all lost their ability to fight.

Seeing their companions solve their opponents first, the unyielding Aixi immediately launched a fierce attack, solving the Superior Komodo Behemoth in a few moves.

In a short half-minute, all four Komodo Behemoths were dealt with.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng found the Komodo Behemoths' nest, inside which were two giant eggs nearly two meters in size.

"How about this, I want these two adult Komodo Behemoths, and you can each have one of the others, what do you think?"

In terms of value, the Komodo Behemoth Fairy Eggs were the most expensive, followed by the underage Komodo Behemoths, and the adult Komodo Behemoths were the least, which was mainly related to their cultivation value.

"Changsheng, why don't you take these two Fairy Eggs? Otherwise, this is unfair to you." Luo Jing said very reasonably, signaling for Li Zhangsheng to take the two most valuable Fairy Eggs.

The other three expressed no objection, even if they were very eager in their hearts.

There was no help for it; the Komodo Behemoth clan was discovered by Li Zhangsheng, let alone taking two adult Komodo Behemoths, even if he took away the majority, they would have no complaints, after all, apart from keeping watch, they did nothing during the whole process.

"That's too much trouble, besides, this is the Fire Flame Secret Realm; as long as I tame these two adult Komodo Behemoths, it can slightly increase my strength."

Li Zhangsheng casually found a reason, then stopped worrying about them and began to contract the two adult Komodo Behemoths.

The four looked at each other, and finally, Luo Jing spoke up: "Then we will consider that we owe you a favor; if you have any need for us in the future, you can come find us at any time!"

Li Zhangsheng looked at them strangely, his mouth moved, not knowing what to say.

What the four did not know was that Li Zhangsheng had already taken the lion's share; the value of a Superior Komodo Behemoth could not be measured by ordinary Komodo Behemoths.

Soon, everyone completed the distribution.

Rumble~

Suddenly, a loud boom resonated through the heavens and earth, followed immediately by the ground rumbling and shaking; for a moment, the earth moved and the mountains swayed, as if it were the end of the world, and no one knew what had happened.

(End of this chapter)